Nonstop flight route between Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada and Okeechobee, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF), Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada and Okeechobee County Airport (OBE), Okeechobee, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,119 miles (or 1,801 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Region of Waterloo International Airport and Okeechobee County Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF):

• Region of Waterloo International Airport handled 138,733 passengers last year.
• The airport was formerly named Waterloo Regional Airport but it changed its name in March 2004 after Northwest Airlines announced that it would run daily flights to Detroit.
• The Kitchener-Waterloo Municipal Airport, also known as Lexington Airport, began construction in 1929 on the Heinrich farm on Lexington Road in Waterloo.
• The furthest airport from Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,377 miles (18,309 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF) has 2 runways.
• The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.
• As of late 2005, major vacation charters have begun to operate during their peak season.
• The closest airport to Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF) is John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) SE of YKF.
• Airport Manager - Chris Wood, AAE
• The main road to access the airport is Regional Road 17 or Fountain Street North.
• As of September 2012, Bearskin Airlines has terminated service to Montreal.

Facts about Okeechobee County Airport (OBE):

• In addition to being known as "Okeechobee County Airport", another name for OBE is "Connors Army Auxiliary Field".
• The closest airport to Okeechobee County Airport (OBE) is Sebring Regional Airport (SEF), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) WNW of OBE.
• Okeechobee County Airport (OBE) has 2 runways.
• Because of Okeechobee County Airport's relatively low elevation of 34 feet, planes can take off or land at Okeechobee County Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• Operated as a general aviation airport ever since.
• The furthest airport from Okeechobee County Airport (OBE) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,541 miles (18,573 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• The airport was opened in April 1940 as Conners Field.